Outdoors Calendar

November 02, 2007

Aberdeen: Sixth annual Aberdeen Celebrity Pheasant Hunt begins with all proceeds to benefit South Dakota's Camp Gilbert, a camp for children with diabetes. Celebrity Pheasant Hunt Auction at the Ramkota Hotel open to the public with social hour with a cash bar at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. followed by the auction which will feature artwork, autographed collectibles, hunting accessories, hunting dogs and more. Advanced tickets are $25 until Oct. 28 and available at the American News. Tickets at the door are $35. Details: Bobbie Dempsey at (605) 622-2223 or Amy Jones at (605) 622-2224 or ajones@aberdeennews.com. Aberdeen: Sixth annual Aberdeen Celebrity Pheasant Hunt concludes with all proceeds to benefit South Dakota's Camp Gilbert, a camp for children with diabetes. Celebrity Pheasant Hunt Casino Night at the Ramkota Hotel open to the public with social hour with a cash bar at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. followed by casino night. Advanced tickets are $40 until Oct. 28 and available at the American News. Tickets at the door are $50. Details: Bobbie Dempsey at (605) 622-2223 or Amy Jones at (605) 622-2224 or ajones@aberdeennews.com Gregory and Mellette counties: West River deer season opens through Nov. 6. Dewey, Ziebach and Corson counties: West River deer season opens through Nov. 25. Custer State Park: Custer State Park deer season opens. South Dakota: At 2 a.m., clocks should be set back one hour as Central Standard Time ends. Gregory and Mellette counties: West River deer season closes. Gregory County: End prairie elk season in Unit 30A. Aberdeen: Aberdeen Driftbusters Snowmobile Club host 2007 South Dakota Snowmobile Association State Convention, “Blizzard of Oz,” at Ramkota Hotel. Details: Kelly Weaver at (605) 226-0044. West River: Start majority of West River deer season including Gregory County units 30A and 30B and Mellette County Unit 50 B. West of U.S. Highway 281 in South Dakota: Sandhill crane hunting season closes. West River: West River deer season in all units except for Gregory, Mellette, Dewey, Ziebach and Corson counties which have their own dates. Custer State Park: Custer State Park deer season closes. East River: East River deer season opens and runs through Dec. 2. South Dakota: Sandhill crane season closes. Mellette County: West River deer season opens in Unit 50A through Nov. 25. Gregory County: Start archery elk and prairie elk seasons in Unit 30A. Aberdeen: Monthly meeting of the Northeastern South Dakota Walleye Club, 7:30 p.m., North Barn 40, Eighth Avenue Northeast. West River: West River deer season closes. West River: West River deer tags convert to antlerless through Dec. 2. Black Hills: Deer season closes. East River: East River deer season closes. West River: West River antlerless deer season closes. East River: East River deer hunters able to take antlerless deer through Dec. 9. South Dakota: Muzzleloader deer season opens. South Dakota: Second youth deer season opens. East River: East River antlerless deer season closes. Low Plains North and Low Plains Middle zones: Duck hunting season closes. South Dakota: Tundra swan season closes. South Dakota: Light geese and white-fronted geese seasons close. Unit 1: Canada geese season closes. Low Plains South Zone: Duck hunting season closes. South Dakota: Mountain lion season closes. Gregory County: End archery elk and prairie elk seasons in Unit 30A, Gregory County. Bennett County: End prairie elk season in Unit 11B. JAN. 1 South Dakota: East River and West River deer hunters able to take antlerless deer through Jan. 9. High Plains Zone: Duck hunting season closes. South Dakota: Pheasant hunting season closes. South Dakota: Grouse, quail and gray partridge seasons close. South Dakota: East River and West River antlerless deer closes. Bennett County: Canada geese season open through Jan. 20 in Unit 3. Bennett County: Canada geese season closes in Unit 3. South Dakota: South Dakota's 2007 general hunting and fishing licenses expire today. JAN. 31 South Dakota: Fall turkey season closes. South Dakota: Archery deer season closes. South Dakota: Muzzleloader deer season closes. South Dakota: Second youth deer season closes.